What is endodonic treatment

“Endo” is the Greek word for “inside” and “odont” is Greek for
“tooth.” Endodontic treatment treats the
inside of the tooth.

To understand
endodontic treatment, it helps to know something about the
anatomy of the tooth. Inside the tooth, under the white
enamel and a hard layer called the dentin, is a soft tissue
called the pulp. The pulp contains blood vessels, nerves,
and connective tissue and creates the surrounding hard
tissues of the tooth during development.

The pulp extends from the crown of the tooth to the tip of
the roots where it connects to the tissues surrounding the
root. The pulp is important during a tooth’s growth and
development. However, once a tooth is fully mature it can
survive without the pulp, because the tooth continues to be
nourished by the tissues surrounding it.